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FAA accident report · Cessna 152 · Sherman, TX · July 16, 1997

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Date
July 16, 1997 · 18:00 local
Place
Sherman, TX
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4870B
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW97LA271
Reported as
Cessna 152
Fatal injuries
0
N4870BRegistration cancelled Jan 18, 2000 · Cessna 152S/N 15283685Airframe modelCessna 152

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Student pilot lost control of aircraft on landing, nose gear collapsed, flipped over and came to rest on runway. (-23) on July 16, 1997, at 1745 central daylight time, a Cessna 152 airplane, N4870B, was substantially damged following a loss of control while landing at the Sherman municipal airport, near Sherman, Texas. The solo student pilot was not injured. The airplane was owned by whitmire enterprises inc., and operated by the south central flying service, both of Sherman, Texas, under title 14 CFR part 91. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the local instructional flight for which a flight plan was not filed. The airplane departed from the Sherman municipal airport at approximately 1715. A witness at the airport reported that the airplane landed hard on runway 16 and the pilot lost control after the airplane porpoised twice, collapsing the nose landing gear. The witness added that after the propeller impacted the runway, the airplane nosed over, coming to rest in the inverted position.

As the FAA filed it

STUDENT PILOT LOST CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT ON LANDING, NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED, FLIPPED OVER AND CAME TO REST ON RUNWAY. (-23) ON JULY 16, 1997, AT 1745 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 152 AIRPLANE, N4870B, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMGED FOLLOWING A LOSS OF CONTROL WHILE LANDING AT THE SHERMAN MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, NEAR SHERMAN, TEXAS. THE SOLO STUDENT PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE AIRPLANE WAS OWNED BY WHITMIRE ENTERPRISES INC., AND OPERATED BY THE SOUTH CENTRAL FLYING SERVICE, BOTH OF SHERMAN, TEXAS, UNDER TITLE 14 CFR PART 91. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE LOCAL INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT FOR WHICH A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED. THE AIRPLANE DEPARTED FROM THE SHERMAN MUNICIPAL AIRPORT AT APPROXIMATELY 1715. A WITNESS AT THE AIRPORT REPORTED THAT THE AIRPLANE LANDED HARD ON RUNWAY 16 AND THE PILOT LOST CONTROL AFTER THE AIRPLANE PORPOISED TWICE, COLLAPSING THE NOSE LANDING GEAR. THE WITNESS ADDED THAT AFTER THE PROPELLER IMPACTED THE RUNWAY, THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER, COMING TO REST IN THE INVERTED POSITION.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB FTW97LA271Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSherman, TXThe pilot's delayed landing flare and his improper bounced landing recovery technique.Jul 16, 1997 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N4870B · 3

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Accident 19930105000149ARoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Wichita Falls, TXPrivate license pending. Lost directional control landing. Ran off runway struck a culvert and nose over.Jan 5, 1993 · Substantial damageIncident 19911007061349IFcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise · Fort Worth, TXEngine lost power. Forced landing in a field. Pump discharge tube assembly came loose from carburetor.Oct 7, 1991Accident 19890415008059ALevel Off Touchdown · Dallas, TXPorpoised on landing and collapsed the nose gear.Apr 15, 1989 · Substantial damage